| Manufacturer |
Abit |
Aopen |
Asus |
Biostar |
Gigabyte |
| Model |
IT7 |
AX4B Pro-533 |
P4B533-E |
P4TDK |
GA-8IEXP |
| Chipset |
| Socket |
mPGA478 |
mPGA478 |
mPGA478 |
mPGA478 |
mPGA478 |
| Clock (CPU/Bus) |
2271.45 / 133.18 |
2271.82 / 133.64 |
2271.56 / 133.42 |
2260.21 / 132.95 |
2277.61 / 133.98 |
| Northbridge |
i845E |
i845E |
i845E |
i845E |
i845E |
| Southbridge |
i82801DB |
i82801DB |
i82801DB |
i82801DB |
i82801DB |
| Northbridge Fan |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
| Form Factor |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
ATX |
| Memory |
| Maximum RAM |
2048 MB |
2048 MB |
2048 MB |
2048 MB |
2048 MB |
| DIMM-Sockets |
3, DDR |
3, DDR |
3, DDR |
4, DDR |
3, DDR |
| Memory Type |
DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered |
DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered |
DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered |
DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered |
DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered |
| ECC-Support |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Standard Components |
| Size (LxH) |
305 x244 mm |
305 x 244 mm |
305 x 244 mm |
305 x 244 mm |
305 x 230 mm |
| PCI Slots |
4x 32 Bit |
6x 32 Bit |
6x 32 Bit |
6x 32 Bit |
6x 32 Bit |
| AGP |
4x |
4x |
4x Pro |
4x |
4x |
| AGP Card Lock |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
yes |
| ACR / AMR / CNR |
0 / 0 / 0 |
0 / 0 / 1 |
0 / 0 / 1 (optional) |
0 / 0 / 1 |
0 / 0 / 1 |
| Parallel Ports |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Serial Ports |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| USB internal/external |
2/6 (USB 2.0 |
4/2 (USB 2.0) |
4/2 (USB 2.0) |
2/4 (USB 2.0) |
2/4 (USB 2.0) |
| Fan Headers |
5 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| IDE Controller |
2x UltraATA/100 |
2x UltraATA/100 |
2x UltraATA/100 |
2x UltraATA/100 |
2x UltraATA/100 |
| Additional Components |
| Piezo Speaker OnBoard |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
no |
| Wake on LAN (WOL) |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Wake on Modem (WOM) |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| IrDA-Port |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Chassis Intrusion Detection |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
| Temperature Monitoring |
CPU, System |
CPU, System |
CPU, System |
CPU |
CPU |
| Fan Status Monitoring |
3 of 5 |
all (3) |
all (3) |
all (2) |
all (3) |
| 100 Mbit Network Controller |
Realtek RTL-8100B |
Realtek RTL-8100BL |
Intel 82562ET |
no |
Intel 82562ET |
| IDE RAID Controller |
HighPoint HPT374, 4-Ch. |
Promise PDC20275, ATA/133 |
Promise PDC20276, ATA/133 |
no |
Promise PDC20276, ATA/133 |
| Firewire-Controller |
Texas Instruments |
no |
NEC |
VIA VT6306 |
VIA VT6306 |
| SCSI-Controller |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Sound System |
| Type |
AC97 |
AC97 |
PCI |
AC97 |
PCI |
| Manufacturer / Chip |
Realtek ALC650 |
Realtek ALC650 |
C-Media CMI8738 |
C-Media CMI9738 |
Creative CT5880 |
| 5.1 Surround |
yes |
yes |
yes |
4-Ch. |
yes |
| Internal Connectors |
CD-in, AUX-in |
CD-in, AUX-in, SPDIF-out |
AUX-in, Modem-in, CD-in |
CD1-in, CD2-in |
CD-in, AUX-in |
| External Connectors |
In, Out, Micro, Rear, Subwoofer, SPDIF-Out (opt.) |
In, Out, Micro, Gameport |
In, Out, Micro, SPDIF-in, SPDIF-out |
In, Out, Micro |
In, Out, Micro, SPDIF-in, SPDIF-out |
| Setup |
| CPU Config |
BIOS |
BIOS |
BIOS |
BIOS / Jumpers |
BIOS |
| Selectable Multipliers |
auto |
auto |
auto / manual |
auto |
auto / manual |
| FSB Range / Increments |
100-250 / 1 |
100-248 / 1 |
100 - 200 / 1 |
133 - 200 / 1 |
100 - 255 / 1 |
| Voltage |
| Vcore Range / Increments |
1.10 - 1.85 / 0.025 |
1.10 - 1.85 / 0.025 |
1.50 - 1.70 / 0.025 |
1.10 - 1.85 / 0.025 |
1.10 - 1.85 / 0.025 |
| Vram / Increments |
2.6 / 2.7 / 2.9 |
n/a |
2.6 / 2.7 / 2.9 |
2.5 - 2.9 / 0.1 (Jumpers) |
+0.1 / +0.2 / +0.3 |
| Vchipset / Increments |
n/a |
n/a |
Vagp 1.5 / 1.6 / 1.7 |
n/a |
(AGP) +0.1 / +0.2 / +0.3 |
| Board and BIOS Details |
| Bios |
Award |
Award |
Phoenix |
Award |
Award |
| Version |
8H |
1.01 |
1004 |
0410V |
F4 |
| Date |
May 6, 2002 |
June 6, 2002 |
May 17, 2002 |
April 10, 2002 |
May 9, 2002 |
| Motherboard Revision |
? |
? |
1.02 |
0.91 |
1 |
| Boot Devices |
Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN, USB |
Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN, USB |
Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN, USB |
Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN |
Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN, USB |
| Manual Interrupt Assignment |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
| Special Features |
no legacy components: no PS/2, no seriel, no parallel |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese. No Options to set memory timings, DualBIOS |
| Shared Interrupts |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Clock Generator |
Realtek RTM360 |
ICS95021BAF |
ICS950224AF |
ICS950218AS |
ICS950223AF |
| Miscellaneous |
| Layout Issues |
n/a |
See Evaluation |
|
IDE Connectors |
framed connectors |
| Model Variations |
|
AX4B-533 (w/o ATA/133) |
|
|
|
| Shipment / Utilities |
| Manual / Quality |
comprehensive |
comprehensive, but lousy english |
comprehensive |
average |
not included with test sample |
| Languages |
English |
english only |
english |
english |
? |
| Quick Setup Guide |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
? |
| Cables |
3x IDE-80, 1x Floppy |
1x IDE-80, 1x IDE-40, 1x Floppy |
2x IDE-80, Floppy |
1x IDE-80, Floppy |
USB adapter (3 ports), Firewire adapter (3 ports), SPDIF adapter (optical and coax out) |
| USB Adapter |
yes, 2 ports |
no |
yes, 2 ports plus Firewire adapter w/ 2 ports |
no |
yes |
| Software |
Norton Anti Virus 2002, Adobe Acrobat Reader 5, Hardware Monitor |
Norton Anti Virus 2002, Norton Crash Guard, Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0, DocuCom Reader 2.0, AOConfig |
|
Norton Anti Virus 2002, Norton Ghost |
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5, Norton Anti Virus 2001, Windows Utility |
| Miscellaneous |
no PS/2, no serial, no parallel |
Dr.Voice Debugging System. Online manual also included on CD |
|
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